ALASKA |  BYRON BRUCKNER
CHURCH: Director, Covenant Youth of Alaska
GATHERINGS: We gather the road system youth pastors together the third thursday of every month at Jitter coffee shop. EVENTS: Through our Covenant Youth of Alaska office we coordinate a number of statewide Alaska youth ministry events: Youth Ministry Training (road system) - August 11-13 Fall high school retreat (Fall Blast) for the Yukon Delta villages - October 14-16 High School Fall Blast for the Norton Sound villages - October 20-22 Jr High Norton Sound regional retreat - November 3-5 CYAK youth leader gathering - mid winter Fall statewide college retreat - September 29-30 Winter College retreat - February 23-25 Statewide student leadership retreat - Leaders 4 Life - May 24-June 2 Summer College retreat -"Vision" - July 23-29
CONTACT BYRON | PHIL CANNON
CHURCH: First Evangelical Covenant Church, Anchorage, AK
GATHERINGS: We gather the Anchorage area youth pastors together the third thursday of every month at Jitters coffee shop in Eagle River - 1:00 PM.
EVENTS: Senior High Fall Retreat @ Victory Bible Camp, first weekend in April.
CONTACT PHIL
| JOHN HEGE
CHURCH: Community Covenant Church, Fairbanks, AK
GATHERINGS: We gather the road system youth pastors together the third thursday of every month at Jitter coffee shop.
EVENTS: Senior High Fall Retreat @ Victory Bible Camp, usually the last weekend in October. CONTACT JOHN
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BRIAN NANNINGA
CHURCH: Community Covenant Church, Eagle River, Alaska
GATHERINGS: We gather the road system youth pastors together the third thursday of every month at Jitter coffee shop. EVENTS: Senior High Fall Retreat @ Victory Bible Camp, usually the last weekend in October. CONTACT BRIAN | CENTRAL (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri, and Wisconsin) | DAVE AHRENS
CHURCH: First Evangelical Covenant Church in Rockford, IL
EVENTS: Spring Breakout; Winter Ski Retreat; Jesustyle CONTACT DAVE | 
JASON "JAKE" BRADLEY
CHURCH: Church of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Covenant in Crest Hill, IL
GATHERINGS:
Central Conference youth pastors from the greater Chicago land area
meet every third Friday at Max and Erma’s in Hoffman Estates. EVENTS: Spring
Break Out service project in Chicago for Junior High students every two
years. Ski retreat at Covenant Point in February for Senior High
students. Jesustyle weekend retreat in Wisconsin for High School
students every three years. Deep Freeze retreats at Covenant Harbor for
both Junior and Senior High students. Youth pastor retreat over
Memorial Day at Covenant Harbor. CONTACT JAKE | BILL FISH
Covenant Point Camp, Iron River, MI GATHERINGS: Pastors and Youth pastors usually gather on the fourth Thursday of the month in Norway Mi for Lunch. Youth pastors also gather the third friday of the month at Max and Erma's in Hoffman Estates. EVENTS: Well, I work at camp so my life is literally eventful. CONTACT BILL | ANDERS JOHNSON
CHURCH: Grace Covenant Church in Iron River, MI
CONTACT ANDERS
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MELISSA WALL
CHURCH: Deer Grove Covenant Church in Palatine, IL
GATHERINGS: We meet as youth pastors the third FRIDAY of the month at Max and Irma's in Hoffman Estates! EVENTS: Spring Break Out service project in Chicago for Junior High students
every two years. Ski retreat at Covenant Point in February for Senior
High students. Jesustyle weekend retreat in Wisconsin for High School
students every three years. Deep Freeze retreats at Covenant Harbor for
both Junior and Senior High students. Youth pastor retreat over
Memorial Day at Covenant Harbor, 5th Quarter for our highschoolers on
friday nights. CONTACT MELISSA |
 BRIAN ZAHASKY
CHURCH: Libertyville Covenant Church
GATHERINGS: I attend a Rockford and Chicago area youth pastor lunch every third Friday at Chilies....yummm
EVENTS: Spring Break Out service project in Chicago for Junior High students every two years. Ski retreat at Covenant Point in February for Senior High students. Jesustyle weekend retreat in Wisconsin for High School students every three years. Deep Freeze retreats at Covenant Harbor for both Junior and Senior High students. Youth pastor retreat over Memorial Day at Covenant Harbor, 5th Quarter for our highschoolers on friday nights. CONTACT BRIAN |
EAST COAST(Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia) |
CHRISTY BOURIS
CHURCH: Trinity Covenant Church in Lexington, MA
GATHERINGS: ECC youth pastors connect once a month, traditionally on a Tuesday. We gather together at 10:30am for fellowship, prayer and food. We'd love to have you join us! For more information on our upcoming meeting dates and locations, visit our Youth Ministry Advisory and Resource Council website: http://www.ymarc.org/
EVENTS: Together, the East Coast Conference organizes a Sr. High Winterfest Retreat at a Young Life Camp in Glen Spey, NY, typically on the first weekend in January. Usually in March we have an annual retreat for Jr. High at Pilgrim Pines in NH. We also host a youth leader retreat in the spring: a time to gather for rest, relaxation and renewal. Events are also regularly posted and updated on the website listed above.
CONTACT CHRISTY |
JAY FAST
CHURCH: Evangelical Covenant Church in Attleboro, MA
GATHERINGS: ECC youth pastors connect once a month,
traditionally on a Tuesday. We gather together at 10:30am for
fellowship, prayer and food. We'd love to have you join us! For more
information on our upcoming meeting dates and locations, visit our
Youth Ministry Advisory and Resource Council website:
http://www.ymarc.org/
EVENTS: Together, the East Coast Conference organizes a Sr. High
Winterfest Retreat at a Young Life Camp in Glen Spey, NY, typically on
the first weekend in January. Usually in March we have an annual
retreat for Jr. High at Pilgrim Pines in NH. We also host a youth
leader retreat in the spring: a time to gather for rest, relaxation and
renewal. Events are also regularly posted and updated on the website
listed above. CONTACT JAY |
MATT GILLISCHURCH: Pilgim Covenant Church, Granby, CT  GATHERINGS: ECC youth pastors connect once a month,
traditionally on a Tuesday. We gather together at 10:30am for
fellowship, prayer and food. We'd love to have you join us! For more
information on our upcoming meeting dates and locations, visit our
Youth Ministry Advisory and Resource Council website:
http://www.ymarc.org/
EVENTS: Together, the East Coast Conference organizes a Sr. High
Winterfest Retreat at a Young Life Camp in Glen Spey, NY, typically on
the first weekend in January. Usually in March we have an annual
retreat for Jr. High at Pilgrim Pines in NH. We also host a youth
leader retreat in the spring: a time to gather for rest, relaxation and
renewal. Events are also regularly posted and updated on the website
listed above. CONTACT MATT |
 TIM RAMGREN
CHURCH: Evangelical Covenant Church in Springfield, MA
GATHERINGS: ECC youth pastors connect once a month,
traditionally on a Tuesday. We gather together at 10:30am for
fellowship, prayer and food. We'd love to have you join us! For more
information on our upcoming meeting dates and locations, visit our
Youth Ministry Advisory and Resource Council website:
http://www.ymarc.org/
EVENTS: Together, the East Coast Conference organizes a Sr. High
Winterfest Retreat at a Young Life Camp in Glen Spey, NY, typically on
the first weekend in January. Usually in March we have an annual
retreat for Jr. High at Pilgrim Pines in NH. We also host a youth
leader retreat in the spring: a time to gather for rest, relaxation and
renewal. Events are also regularly posted and updated on the website
listed above. CONTACT TIM |
GREAT LAKES(Lower Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania, Western New York, Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia) |
BRUCE BAEHR
CHURCH: Grace Evangelical Covenant Church, Clay, NY
CONTACT BRUCE
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 STEVE RAISCH
CHURCH: Thornapple Covenant Church
CONFERENCE: Great Lakes/Michigan Lower Peninsula GATHERINGS: We hang out the 3rd Thursday of each month. We spend time sharing our lives with each other, going out to lunch and playing trivia…we’re very non-competitive! Usually meet from 10:30-1:00pm. EVENTS: Portage Lake Retreats: Middle School in the fall and winter. High School Ski Weekend(Outreach) in February. Middle School Spring Fling to Cedar Point(Outreach) CONTACT STEVE |
MIDSOUTH(Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and New Mexico) |
 DALE LUSK
CHURCH: Covenant Merge Ministries
EVENTS: Midsouth Camp, first week of August CONTACT DALE |
DENISE MCKINNEY
GATHERINGS: Midsouth Youth Worker Gathering each year during the Midsouth Annual Meeting the last week in April. Mark your calendars for April 25-26, 2008! Look for more information in January 2008.
Localized city and metro area youth worker lunches/dinners! We can visit your area and get Covenant youth workers (volunteer & staff) together for some youth ministry comraderie and great food! EVENTS: Midsouth Camp, 1st week of August
Antioch Project - training and coaching visits for 1 or more churches in a metro area. Minimal cost, maximum help to strengthen and encourage your youth ministry! Contact Denise for more info! CONTACT DENISE
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MIDWEST(Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska) |
RYAN ASHLEY
CHURCH: Colorado Ridge Covenant Church, Broomfield, CO Here is some info for the Front Range Coalition serving Colorado Springs, Denver, Loveland and Fort Collins. GATHERINGS: We meet the first Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m. at different churches around the Front Range. We talk share ideas, care for each other, and discuss a broad range of topics affecting our ministries. EVENTS: We combine our efforts for two retreats each year. The one and only "Powderburn" our high school ski retreat always Martin Luther King weekend. And "FacePlant" our junior high ski retreat at the end of February. CONTACT RYAN
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 DEB BONSALL
CHURCH: Salem Evangelical Covenant Church in Oakland, NE GATHERINGS: Meet each third Tuesday for lunch at God Father's in Fremont, conversation, sharing, concerns. EVENTS: Jr. High Fall Retreat, Mystery Bus Tour CONTACT DEB |
 WILL HOWELL
CHURCH: First Covenant Church Omaha
GATHERINGS: We meet on the third Tuesday of each month at Godfather’s on Military Ave in Fremont, NE EVENTS: The Core (Youth Specialties training in the spring), Mystery Bus Tour (all night) in April, Jr High retreat in Fall. For more information click here. CONTACT WILL |
MARK PETERSONCHURCH: Harvest Ridge Covenant Church, KS
CONTACT MARK
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JIM EATON
CHURCH: Countryside Covenant Church, McPherson, KS CONTACT JIM |
NORTH PACIFIC (Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Idaho) |
ERIK CAVE
CHURCH: First Covenant Church in Portland, OR
GATHERINGS: The Portland Oregon area youth workers meet at noon on the third Wednesday of the month at the Tualatin Pizza Hut. Lunch is provided for first timers as well as anyone else who is broke. EVENTS: Our conference events are Lake Retreat for Junior High at Cascades first week of October and Mud retreat for High School at Cascades MLK weekend. CONTACT ERIK |
 MEG LYONS
CHURCH: Director of Youth and Family Ministries at CedarCreek Covenant since 2002.
GATHERINGS: Puget Sound Youth Pastors meet the 3rd Thursday of every month at Mercer Island Covenant Church from 11-1pm. Lunch is provided, as is great fellowship and a chance to pray together.
EVENTS: Our conference events are the JRH Thunder Retreat at Cascades the first week of October and the Mud retreat for High School at Cascades MLK weekend.
CONTACT MEG
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REID OLSON
 CHURCH: Pine Lake Covenant Church, Seattle Area GATHERINGS: Puget Sound Youth Pastors meet the first Thursday of every month at Mercer Island Covenant Church from 11-1pm. Lunch is provided, as is great fellowship and a chance to pray together. EVENTS: Our conference events are the JRH Thunder Retreat at Cascades the first week of October and the Mud retreat for High School at Cascades MLK weekend. CONTACT REID
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JEFF PALMBERG
CHURCH: Mercer Island Covenant Church 
GATHERINGS: Puget Sound Youth Pastor meeting on the 1st Thursday of each month from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM. Lunch is provided, as is great fellowship and a chance to pray together. EVENTS: Our conference events are the JRH Thunder Retreat at Cascades the first week of October and the Mud retreat for High School at Cascades MLK weekend. CONTACT JEFF |
NORTHWEST(Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, and South Dakota) |
 JOHN DUBALL
CHURCH: Rochester Covenant Church, Twin Cities Area GATHERINGS: All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following the meeting. EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT JOHN |
AARON FELTY
CHURCH: Plymouth Evangelical Covenant Church, MN
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT AARON
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KYLE GUNDERSON
CHURCH: International Falls Covenant Church GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting. EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT KYLE |
JEROMY "JJ" JOHNSON
CHURCH: Bloomington Covenant Church, MN
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT JJ
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CHUCK KNUTSON
CHURCH: Crossroads Covenant Church, Forest Lake, MN
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT CHUCK
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JOEL OSTERLUND CONFERENCE: Northwest Conference GATHERINGS: All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following the meeting. EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August
CONTACT JOEL |
VAL PEDERSON
CHURCH: Buffalo Covenant Church
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT VAL
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JAMIE STAPLES
CHURCH: First Covenant Church, Red Wing, MN
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT JAMIE
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MARK SWANSON
CHURCH: Prairie Hills Covenant Church, Sioux Falls, SD
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT MARK
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TERRY WHITE
CHURCH: Lakeview Covenant Church, Duluth, MN
GATHERINGS:
All Youth Workers in the NWC are invited to gather together from 11:00
am to 2:00 pm on the 3rd Thursday of the month. We meet at the
Northwest Conference Office. The NWC Youth Coaches will meet following
the meeting.
EVENTS:
S.A.L.T. - Student Leadership Training Event (9-12th grade) – October
M.O.V.E. – Mission Outreach Venture Experience (9-12th grade) – March/April
M.U.U.U.C.E. – Most Unusual, Unbelievable, Ultimate, Camping Escape ( 6-9 grade) - August CONTACT TERRY
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PACIFIC SOUTHWEST
(Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, and Utah) |
FRANK ALIOTO
CHURCH: Hope Center Covenant Church in Pleasant Hill, CA
EMAIL ADDRESS: frank@maximumsecurityco.com
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AMY BOSTIAN
CHURCH: Community Covenant Church in Rockin, CA
CONTACT AMY
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HEFTI BRUNOLD III
CHURCH: Heartland Community Church in Ripon, CA
GATHERINGS: The youth pastors meet at Mimi’s Café in Modesto (right by the Vintage Fair Mall) every fourth Thursday at 9 am. CONTACT HEFTI |
 ERIN DOUGHERTY
CHURCH: Clairemont Covenant Church in San Diego, CA
CONFERENCE: Pacific Southwest CONTACT ERIN
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REY GUEVARA
CHURCH: Redeemer Covenant Church
CONTACT REY
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JED HOLLENBACH
CHURCH: Grace Community Church, Arizona
GATHERINGS: Quarterly with the Pastors Cluster EVENTS: Winter Retreat, mission trips, some special events CONTACT JED |
DANNY MARTINEZ
CHURCH: Church planter at Covenant Church of the Redeemer.
EVENTS: Spanish Youth workers meet on the First Saturday of every month at 1438 w Jefferson Blvd, Site of our tutoring program "Adventures Ahead".
CONTACT DANNY |
 MATT MILLS
CHURCH: Ocean Hills Covenant Church in Santa Barbara, CA
CONTACT MATT
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SCOTT NELSONCHURCH: Pastor of Student Ministries at Modesto Covenant Church. Scott loves to teach and share his passion for Christ with students. “My goal is to get students to take their faith seriously – walking daily with God and doing great things for His Kingdom.” He also loves to play guitar, read theology, write, do graphic design and make movies. GATHERINGS: The youth pastors meet at Mimi’s Café in Modesto (right by the Vintage Fair Mall) every fourth Thursday at 9 am. EVENTS: Youth Pastor's Retreat in August at Mission Springs. CONTACT SCOTT |
SOUTHEAST (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, and Tennessee) |
JEANNIE CHEUVRONT CHURCH: New Gate Covenant Church in Hickory, NC
CONTACT JEANNIE |
FRANKIE GENTRY
CHURCH: Central Carolina Community Church
CONTACT FRANKIE |
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